Tag Archives: garden

When I planted my garden at the beginning of April I wasn’t completely sure that there wouldn’t be some winter weather that would kill it off. There have been a couple of small snowfalls but nothing with the kind of cold that kills off cold weather vegetables, and this week we ate our first salad, […]

I put together a vinaigrette the other day and thought I would share an approximation of the recipe. Roast Garlic & Fresh Herb Vinaigrette (All quantities are approximate) 1/3 cupWhite wine vinegar 1/6 cupCanola Oil 1/2 teaspoon Normal mustard that you would put on a hot dog 2 tablespoons Chopped fresh chives 3 sprigs Thyme […]

One place to get fresh, tasty, and healthy vegetables is from the garden. The apartment where we’ve lived for the past few years has a garden, and I’ve planted vegetables ever since we’ve lived here. We’ve had tomatoes, peas, radishes, potatoes, hot peppers, and more. However, this year we’re moving, so as of July 1 […]

What is Choices That Matter?

I'm a guy named John, and I do most of the writing around here. I went from a really active lifestyle to a really inactive lifestyle very quickly and my body is noticing. On top of that I'm worried about what's happening to our planet, so, I'm trying to do something about it.

For Christmas I received the book Food Matters, which I found very interesting and inspired me to start changing. Check out my first post for the beginning of the story.